BLOG TOUR STOP: When The Sun Goes Down by Erin Noelle: Review, Excerpt, Teasers, Playlist, and Giveaway

Title:
When The Sun Goes Down
Author:
Erin Noelle
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
 Release Date: 25th March, 2014

Trina is a quiet, reserved music teacher at an inner-city elementary school. Because of the traumatic events of her childhood, she’s skittish of people in general, but men especially frighten her. However, when Lucca Ellis appears in her life, he refuses to take no for an answer. Will he be able to help her overcome the past that has kept her a prisoner for over eight years?

Kat is a woman scorned and out for revenge. Wronged by the men in her life, she thrives on belittling and dominating all men that she comes in contact with. Her end goal is to make the one man, the one who stole her life away as a child, pay for his actions, and she doesn’t care who she has to destroy to get there.

These two lives that both thrive on control, were never supposed to overlap, but anything can happen… When the Sun Goes Down.

Excerpt:
~ Kat ~

Loud cheers from the pool match draw my attention back to that side of the room. Apparently it’s over, because all I can see is money being exchanged all over the place. Moments later, two guys emerge from the mob, talking and laughing as they walk towards the bar. They actually look pretty similar; both have short brown hair, are well-built, and are dressed in fitted t-shirts and jeans with visible tattoos covering their arms. They both look me up and down as they step up to order their drinks and give me a smirk. They carry themselves as if they are something pretty special, at least they think so. The fire inside of me is lit. The game is on.

An hour later, I send Leo a text that I’m ready to be picked up. The game ended up being child’s play; the boys unable to think with more than their cock. After they invited me over to their table to “teach” me how to shoot pool, I let them think I had no idea what I was doing, so that they could lean me over and press their bodies against mine while I held their “sticks.” It really took everything inside of me not to roll my eyes on numerous occasions, but the death stares that I was getting from all of the females in the bar made it worth playing along. A few minutes later, I exit the bar with not one, but both of the guys. I usher them into the backseat of the SUV and then crawl over one to sit in between them.

Leo gets behind the wheel and asks, “Where to this evening, Miss?”

“To the Hyatt at Union Square, and make it quick,” I snap at him. He simply nods and pulls away from the curb.

The guys on either side of me – which I honestly can’t even remember their names at the moment except that they both start with a J – are breathing heavily and I can see their erections bulging in their pants. Neither of them has said a word nor even attempted to touch me since we’ve walked out of The Edge; just with the appearance that I have money and authority, I’ve taken control of the situation. They sit silently, waiting for my instructions.

 As we make our way to the hotel, I put one of my hands in each of their laps, unzipping their jeans and reaching inside to free their cocks. Both of them let out a series of moans and hisses as I grab their shafts and begin to slowly move my hands up and down. They refuse to look at each other’s cock even though they are less than eighteen inches from one another, which gives me a great idea for the night. The guy on the right, who I decide to call J1, finally gets the nerve up to place his hand high up on my thigh just before we reach our destination.

I release them as we pull up in the valet drive. “Make yourselves presentable until we get in the room,” I instruct. They quickly tuck themselves back in their pants and zip up. I grab my fun bag from under the seat as we exit the car. I lead them through the lobby without stopping at the front desk, straight into the elevator and to the suite that I keep a key to. What can I say? Money is powerful.

Ushering the guys into the room, I waste no time to get to business. “Strip and get on the bed,” I order them as I place the bag and my purse on the table and slip off my shoes.

One of the J’s decides he’s going to test my authority. “Why do you get to make all the rules

Without turning around, I pull my sweater over my head and unzip my skirt, allowing it to pool at my feet. I bend over to slightly to step out of my skirt and give them a nice view of my exposed, bald pussy before standing back upright. My back still turned to them, I say calmly, “If you want a piece of this sweet ass, you will strip, get on the bed, and not question me again. If you aren’t interested, you can leave now; my driver is waiting outside the door and can take you back to the bar. The choice is yours.” I hear the swishing of fabric followed by the slight creaking of the mattress. Game over… I win again.

 

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Review

One reason I enjoy Erin Noelle’s books so much is because she’s not afraid to go against the norm. Her stories take her in the direction they want her to go, challenging her to stay true to the storyline and message they want her to tell. When the Sun Goes Down is a much darker read than her Book Boyfriend Series. It’s a unique story told through two very different women’s point of views. It’s an intriguing read because it keeps readers guessing throughout the text as to how these two women are connected, and when the pieces start falling into place, we are left wondering what its outcome will be.The first woman readers meet is Trina. Trina is an elementary music teacher who is a bit of a recluse. She keeps to herself and tries to isolate herself from people. No one is allowed to get close to her; she doesn’t offer any personal information about herself, and she makes no attempts at forming personal connections with anyone. Readers can sense that something huge happened in her past and that is why she doesn’t interact with many people, but it remains unclear for the first half of the book what may have occurred. Despite Trina’s best effort to remain in the shadows, though, Lucca Ellis, a substitute teacher, penetrates her walls and shows her what it feels like to be loved and protected by someone. The only question is if Trina is willing to take a risk that could leave her vulnerable.The point of view then switches to Kat; she’s Trina’s antithesis. She’s a highly sexual woman who seduces unknowing men for what seems to be a form of revenge for past indiscretions she had no control over. Her life is shrouded in darkness, deceit, and double dealings. The only person who has any form of real connection to her is Leo who acts as both her bodyguard and chauffeur. Payback seems to be what drives Kat, but it remains unclear for some time what her ultimate goal is.
As the text progresses, Trina and Kat’s stories begin to intertwine and the mystery that surrounds them begins to unravel, but when everything is said and done, will love or revenge win out?

It took a bit for me to get into the text. There’s such a disconnect between Kat and Trina’s storylines at the beginning that it was hard to understand what was going on. It was hard to wrap my head around these two characters because we weren’t given many insights into their past or their present. But, as I kept reading, I began to understand that that was a deliberate act on Erin’s part; she was giving readers a true depiction of how Kat and Trina lived their lives, and because they weren’t exactly close to anyone, we were also kept at a distance. Then, when the secrets started to come out, so did a deeper look into Kat and Trina’s lives, which definitely helped to sort everything out in the end.

When the Sun Goes Down is a unique read that takes several twists and turns along the way. It provides interesting insight into what happens to the mind when it experiences traumatic situations. It’s a different kind of romance story that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

I received a complimentary copy from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review.

4 poison apples

Playlist

When the Sun Goes Down Playlist
Mysterious Ways ~ U2
The Only Time ~ Nine Inch Nails
In the Fade ~ Queens of the Stone
Age
Destrokk ~ MGMT
My Same ~ Adele
Ain’t No Sunshine ~ Bill Withers
Addicted to Love ~ Skylar Grey
Sail ~ AWOLNATION
Can’t Get You off My Mind ~ Lenny
Kravitz
Better Living Through Chemistry ~
Queens of the Stone Age
Head Full of Doubt/ Road Full of
Promise ~ The Avett Brothers
Been Caught Stealing ~ Jane’s
Addiction
Calm Like a Bomb ~ Rage Against
the Machine
S&M ~ Rihanna
Glad You Came ~ The Wanted
November Rain ~ Guns & Roses
The Woman in You ~ Ben Harper
Never Say Never ~ The Fray
Chances ~ Five for Fighting
Secret ~ Maroon 5
Fix You ~ Coldplay
Enjoy the Silence ~ Breaking
Benjamin
Breathe Me ~ Sia
Goodbye My Lover ~ James Blunt
Bleeding Out ~ Imagine Dragons
Dreaming with a Broken Heart ~
John Mayer
Soldier ~ Gavin DeGraw
Patient Love ~ Passenger
Secrets ~ One Republic
My Body is a Cage ~ Arcade Fire
Arms ~ Christina Perri
All These Things That I’ve Done ~
The Killers
River of Deceit ~ Mad Season
Happy ~ Pharell Williams
Fireflies ~ Ron Pope
You Found Me ~The Fray
Kiss Me ~Ed Sheeran
Never Stop ~ SafetySuit
Time of Our Lives ~ Tyrone Wells
Forever and Always ~ Parachute

 

Meet The Cast

Erin Noelle is a Texas native, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. While earning her degree in History, she rediscovered her love for reading that was first instilled by her grandmother when she was a young child. A lover of happily-ever-afters, both historical and current, Erin is an avid reader of all romance novels. In 2013, she published the Book Boyfriend Series, which included books Metamorphosis, Ambrosia, and Euphoria. Her books have been a part of the USA Today Bestselling list and/ or the Amazon and Barnes & Noble overall Top 100.

You can follow her on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/erin.noelle.98, her blog @ http://www.erinnoelleauthor.com, and on Twitter @authorenoelle

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